Synology DiskStation DS2413+

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The Synology DiskStation DS2413+ is the flagship model of the latest x13 Series. The DS2413+ features twelve hot-swappable drive bays, each with a pair of green activity lights. Above the bays are four more activity LEDs which indicate status, LAN1, LAN2, and alert. In the back there's a pair of 120mm fans, dual Gigabit LAN ports, four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, a COM port and a VGA port. There is also a 3-pin power connector that attaches to a standard PC power plug.

Late last year, Synology announced its newest twelve-bay DiskStation DS2413+ for small to medium sized businesses who need loads of storage. Along with supporting up to 48TB worth of drives out of the box, the DS2413+ can be paired with the company's...

That model does lack the two USB 3.0 ports and the large amount of RAM, and particularly the USB 3.0 ports are very useful for when you need to transfer large amounts of data to external storage. The Synology DS2413+ doesn't always perform the best with a single network port, but when you use both it scores very well.

This NAS is not for everyone, at least we assume that not every home user will need a NAS device with 12 hard disks and the option to increase that number to 24. For businesses in need of some serious storage space, the Synology DS2413+ is a great...